CONCRETE MASTER

Employee dies of heat stroke

At about 5:30 p.m. on August 11, 1993, Employee #1, of Concrete Masters, Inc., w ho was involved with curb and sidewalk masonry, complained to his foreman that h e felt dizzy and sick. No adverse physical signs were apparent to the foreman an d he told Employee #1 to lie down in the shade of a nearby tree. Approximately t en minutes later, Employee #1 returned to his work station and said that he was all right. He then began staggering and walked through newly-poured cement. The foreman, who knew Employee #1 was in trouble, told him to return to the shade an d attempted to apply ice to his wrists and neck. The foreman flagged down a poli ce squad car that was driving by and a rescue squad was contacted immediately. E mployee #1 was unresponsive with pinpointed pupils when attended by the emergenc y squad. More ice and water were put on him as he was transported to the hospita l. Employee #1 was pronounced dead from heat stroke in the emergency room of Fai rview Southdale Hospital at 7:24 p.m.